Amusement device



F. 1. GIBSON.

AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-27. I919.

Patented Mar. 9, 1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1- v ATTORNEYS F. J. GIBSON.

AMUSEMENT DEVICE. APPUCATION FILED SEPT. 21, 1919.

Patented Mar. 9, 1920.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

uwmmm E JG/BJO/V ATTORNEYS WITNESSES Be it known t a *soN, a citizen of the UnitedSt'ates, and a runnmcx J; GIBSON, or OAKLAND, oamronnm.

To' all whom it m aiiiconcemif 1 9 1 at I, FREDERICK JI- GIB- resident of Oakland; inthe "county of Alameda'and State of California, have invent ed'anew and 'Im roved Amusement De- 7 vice; ofwhi'chthe' ollowingisa full," clear, i and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in amusement devices; and-- more particularly to improved means for imparting an up and-down movementto alcircular Series of passen ercarryingdevices, the latter being. pre era'bly' the form ofairh psc A further object is to improve upon the construction 7 illustrated in Patent r iNo'. 1107287,, granted to me' August18, 1914, and Patent No. .12/72250;granted to :me July 9', 1918. 7

i A 'further object isto p rovide improved means .for supporting a circular, series of airsh'ips improved means V for" imparting a motion to said airships causing them to movehorizontally in a circularfpath and simultaneously impartingjto said airships arvertical motion whichgives to the devices a: wave-like path ofmovement,

With these and other objects'in viewft-he inventionconsists in certainjnovel features of construction, andfpombinatiori's and arimprovements; f

rangements of 4 parts;- as will be more fully v hereinafter. describedfand pointed out in the claim sl l l n v ln'theaccompanying drawlngsae f 'w'; illustrating" my Fig. 2 is a. view in side elevation "of one 7 of the passengercarrying airships; 1 40 v 4 I l x section; Fig, 5 is a fragmentaryilplan view on' an Fig. 6 is a view in transverse section.

through the outer end of the, spokes 3, the section being taken in line with the track 5.

1 represents a supporting platform which" may be made up of any desired number of beams and on which a vertical post 2 is secured in any approved manner. A turn- 7 table 3 has rotary mounting on the post 2 and is in the form of a spoked' wheel, the spokes 3 inclining downwardly from the hub portion 3 andhaving rollers 4 at their i specifi cation of Letterman;

gmentary *vmw' in" vertical I hppli cati onffileu September 21,1919. serial-no. 3 6,7 1; q

free ends mounted to ruIiIo'n-a i vircularv track '5 supported on the platform"1.-

I The'spoke, portions 3* oftheturntable 3 comprise parallel membersspaced apart, as shown clearly in Fig. 5, and eaclispoke 3 is provided with a crankshaft 6 supported in bearing brackets 7 and having its crank arm 8 located above a beam 9 and below a guideplate IOsecured to the beam so that the rotary motion of the crank shaft operates to move the beam.

Each of the beams 9, above referred t f areapreferablycomposed of a pair of channel irons 9*Ksecured together and strengthened bya strut 9 The intermediate portion of each beam "9 is fulcrumed on the spoke 3, as shown at 11, so-that' the motion of the crank shaft imparts a pivotal movementto the beam on its fulcrum; V ".The outer end of each beam 9 supports an airship 1'2 and these airships are made to resemble the ordinary airships in general use and are? adapted tocontain pas which'is driven by a pinion 14L on a vertical shaft 15 mounted in the platform l. Y Bevel gears16 connect the shaft 13' with a drive; shaft '17,' the latter receivingpower from any desired source and, through the mediuni'fo f the gears and rack, .above described, imparting a rotary motion to the turntable p Acircular" rack 18 is fixed on the support landmesheswith pinions 19 secured on shafts 20. .Ea ch'spoke'3 of the turntable V 3jfis-provided with one of these shafts 2O jand'eachfish'aft 2Q has a-worm "21 thereon crank s aft 6. Hence, when the turntable is moved, all of the worms 21 will be turned through the medium of the pinions '19 andthe rack, 18' to cause the turning device is in operation, the airships not only recelvemotlon to carry them 1n a circular horizontal path butthey' also receive 1110-. tion to impart an 'up-and down movement to the airships to cause them to more in a wavy path and thus give a thrill to the passengers.

Various slight changes 'inay be made in 1 the general form and arrangement of parts described Without departing from the invention, and hence I do not limit myself to the ill) precise details set forth but consider myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall Within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

1.. amusement device, comprising a support, a rotary turntable on the support,

r 1 the beams.

means for impa-ntingmotion to the turntable, a series of radially projecting beams fulcrumed between their ends on theturntable, passenger carrying devices on the outerends of the beams, and meansengaging the inner ends of the beams and causing a fulcruming action/to be imparted to 2. A*n amusement device, comprising .a support, a rotaryturntable on the support, means for impaiting motion to the turntable, a series of radially projecting beams fulcru-mecl between their .ends on the turntable, passenger carrying devices on the outer ends of the beams, crank-shafts carried by the turntable and [engaging the beams, and means for turning the crank shafts. 7 y

r 3. An amusement device, comprising a support, a rotary turntable on the support,

' tioned :spokes fixed to the hub, a circular track on'the support, rollers .onthe spokes mounted on the track, radially positioned beams 'fulcrumed between their ends :on :the spokes, airships carried by the 'aout'er ends 7 of the beams, "means for'impartin'g :a turn in-g movement to the turntabl and means for imparting a fulcruming action to the beams.

5. amusementdevice, comprising a support, a post on the support, a turntable 7 comprising a central hub mounted on the post, and a circular series of radially posi tionedmspokes fixed to the hub, a circular track on the support, rollers on the spokes mounted on the track, radially positioned beams fulcrumed between their ends on the spokes airships carried by the outer ends of V t ebeamsa rac on the turntable, a driving pinion meshing with the rack, a fixed reckon the support, and means operated by engagement with the fixed rack for causing the beams to tulcrumas. the turntable is revolved. I r

,6. An amusement .zdevice, w,comprising a support, a post [on the support, ,a turntable comprising a central hub mounted ,on the post,and a circular series of radially positioned parallel .spokeS'fiXed to the hub, a circular track on the support, rollers on the spokes mounted on the track, radially positioned beams comprising channel irons se- 30 cured back to back and having their outer ends flared apart, said beams :tulcrumed between their ends on the outer ends of the spokes, passenger carrying devices supported on the outer ends of-thebeams, means 5 for turning the turntable, and means engaging the inner endsof the beams causing the beams to fulcrum as the turntable revolves.

7. An amusement device, comprising a support, a post on the support, a turntable comprising ,a central ,hub mounted ,on-the post, and a circularseries of radially positioned parallel spokes @fixed to the hub, a circulartrackon the support, rollers on the spokes ,mounted-zon the track, radially positioned beams comprising channel irons secured back to back and having their outer ends flared apart, said beams fulcrumedbetween their ends on the outer ends of the spokes, passengencarrying devices supported on the outer ends of the beams, a rack on the turntable, a driving pinion meshing with the .rack,}a ifixed jra ck on the support, and meansfoperated by engagement withthe fixed rack forcausing the beams to fulcrum as the turntable is revolved.

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